Improvement in vehicle-bodies



S. H. PENLEY.

VEHICLE-BODY. Y

Na,177,552 Patented May16,1876.

` invent@ y @a .umegg UNrrEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE. y

SULLIVAN H. `IIENLEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR .OF PART OF HIS YRIGIIJ TO A. JUDSON DORMAN, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, AND RIALDO vDORMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPriovi-:wllN-rl IN vEHlc-:LE-BoDlEs. Y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l77,552, dated May 16, 1876; application filed Y February 24, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LSULLIVAN H. PENLEY, of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phaeton and Carriage Bodies; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains'to makeand use it, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specitication, in whichvFigure l is a perspective of my invention.

My invention consists of a carriage or phaeton body formed ot' a wooden or other stift' and substantial base or bottom, with sides and back made ot' rattan-pith or reeds, either or both, braced .by arms, and lined with textile, fibrous, or suitable lexile material.

In the accompanying drawing. H represents a base or bottom, formed of wood, iron, or other stiff and substantial material. I K are arms or braces proceeding therefrom, the

latter afording means of support for the seat.

L represents the sides and back ot' the body, composed of strands or pieces of rattan-pith l, laid side by side, and formed around a block in any suitable shape, intermediate pieces l' being laid' in where the pieces lilare apart.

, The sides and back L, after being formed, as

described, around a body, are coated with sizing, glue, or other adhesive material, to cause the pieces l and l to'retain their shape and adhere to one another. The arms or braces I K are then fastened to the back and sides by nails'z, andthe bottom inserted in place. M

represents stout fibrous, textile, or ilexile material, such as lcoarse linen or burlaps, with which the body is lined, said lining being attached by sizing or glue.

A carriagecor phaeton body oi' this material and construction may be readily made, and willbe found durable, novel, and attractive. The designs for such body can be extensively varied, as 'I do not confine myself to the design shown in the accompanying' drawing. l

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A carriage or phaeton body made of strips or sections of rattan-pith or vreeds laid side by side, and held together by a coating lof glue or adhesive material, substantially as SULLIVAN 1er.v PENLEY.'

Witnesses:

M. DANL. Co'NNoLLY, GHAs. F. VAN HORN. 

